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Sandor Zsiros

Euronews explains: can Hungary's PM Magyar really remove president Sulyok from office?

The Hungarian parliament amended the constitution on Monday to remove the country's president, Tamás Sulyok, as part of Prime Minister Péter Magyar's plan — dubbed "purgatorium" — to dismantle the political legacy of his predecessor, Viktor Orbán.

The issue is considered the first political test for Péter Magyar's Tisza Party, which came into power after its landslide victory in April's election.

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